Indian lanternbelly

Acropoma splendens

Bioluminescent lanternbelly across the Indian Ocean

Tropical
Regional distribution
Marine fish
Indian Ocean
West Asia
Compressed cross-section
Small
Tropical fish

Acropoma splendens is a species of bioluminescent lanternbelly native to the eastern Indian Ocean. It was described from pair of specimens found in the Arafura Sea.

Class: Teleosts
Order: Oceanic Basses
Family: Acropomatidae
Genus: Acropoma
Maximum length: 8.9 cm
Water: Marine
Distribution: Indian Ocean: Gulf of Aden, Persian Gulf, Gulf of Oman, Arabian Sea, Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea.

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